Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers or the song Photograph.
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Tommy unlocked and entered his apartment. As he went inside he turned on the lamp and looked at his living room coffee table. It was covered in old year books and photographs of him and his friends. A picture of the gang at the annual Angel Grove carnival. Jason had on the weirdest hat, he had won it at milk jug contest.
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red
And what the hell is on Joey's head
Lying next to that one was a picture of the house he used to live in. Back then he would have given almost anything to get out of that place. Now what he wouldn't give up just so he could go back. His apartment was nice, but it lacked that homey feeling that he used to get from his house.
And this is where I grew up
I think the prison outa fix it up
I never knew we'd ever went without
The second floor is hard for sneaking out
As he walked around the table and sat on the couch his eye caught a photograph of the gang posing in front of the school. They were all doing something in the court yard. Jason and Zack fighting, Trini meditating, Billy pouring over his new science book, and Kimberly was doing a walking hand-stand. He had caused so much trouble at school. Tommy was always forgetting things. His book, assignments, group projects, and to study for tests. It was a wonder he became a teacher.
And this is where I went to school
Most of the time I had better things to do
Criminal records said I've broken twice
I must have done it half a dozen times
I wonder if its too late
Should i go back and try to graduate
Last man and now that it was back then
If I was them I woulndnt let me in
Oh oh oh
Oh god I
As he flipped through his old year book everything came flooding back to him. All his friends, Bulk and Skull, and of course the villains. The only difference between now and then was the names and faces.
Every memory of looking out the back door
I have the photo that was printed on my bedroom door
Its time to say, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
Its time to say, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye
He flipped to the talent contest they had had in 1994. Everyone had participated and a few of them even went on to become famous singers and songwriters. He remembered Kim's song very well. It had been about finding true love and how to hold on to it forever and ever.
We used to listen to the radio
And sing along with every song we know
We said someday wed find out how if feels
To sing to more than just the steering wheel
His heart about stopped when he saw the picture of him and Kim at the Sweethearts ball. He remembered asking her to that dance. He had asked her right after he had lost his Green Ranger powers the first time. Before he had asked her he had kissed her. Right before he did it he had felt so nervous, like he had eaten a whole bunch of butterflies. He felt like he was going to miss her lips. After he had saved her from being evil they had kept in touch. She was still in Florida, training little girls in gymnastics. Her and Jason were married and had just had a beautiful baby girl. They already had a son named Tommy. He thought it was sweet that they had named their son after him; their daughter's name was Holly. Tommy was supposed to go down there to visit his god kids.
Kim's the first girl I kissed
I was so nervous that I nearly missed
She's had a couple of kids since then
I haven't seen her since god knows when
As he looked through the photographs Tommy realized how much he missed Angel Grove. Everything had been so easy back then. Homework, school, fighting Rita and Zedd, practice, and finish the day off at Ernie's juice bar. He missed everything about it. Everything had seemed more simple back then, he didn't have the responsibility he did now. He really missed hanging out with all of his friends. Zack was touring with a hip-hop dance crew. Billy had become a famous scientist and was getting ready to send his new satellite up into space. Jason and Kim were living happily ever after. Aisha was a famous fashion designer. Rocky and Adam had opened a martial arts studio. Kat was married and living happily back in Australia. Trini had tragically died in a car crash on the way to a friends wedding. That is the last time he had seen any of his friends was at the funeral. After that they had gone to Ernie's juice bar and caught up. It felt so good to talk to everyone again.
I miss that town
I cannot believe it
So hard to stay
So hard to leave it
If I could I relive those days
I know the one that would never change
Every memory of looking out the back door
I have the photo that was printed on my bedroom door
Its time to say, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
Everytime I do it makes me
Tommy packed all of the yearbooks, photographs, and scrap books back into the box. He then got up and went to the kitchen to make himself something to eat. All the while thinking about all the photographs.
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A/N: I heard this song on the radio the other day and it made me think of Tommy. Please tell me what you think :)
